See the Law of Deception

Chapter 29 Out of Control

Chapter 29 Out of Control (10)

Although the passengers present were not exceptionally intelligent, they had all survived to participate in the Class C instance and could at least understand the situation.

Therefore, without Lu Jinzhao saying anything more, the rest of the people followed her and quickly fled the place.

Lu Jinzhao dared not turn around, and therefore did not witness that terrifying scene.

All the elderly people silently held up the soul-guiding banners, remaining motionless, and even the commotion caused by the passengers' escape did not attract the attention of any of them.

In the darkness, these villagers looked like corpses standing in the square, silent and eerie.

—Hoo, hoo
In the dark village, Lu Jinzhao could barely hear the sound of his own heavy breathing and footsteps as he ran.

The torch in her hand provided limited illumination, allowing her to see the path beneath her feet, but its narrow range offered little opportunity to determine direction, so she had to rely on her memory to run along the country lanes.

"If I remember correctly, the ancestral hall should be in this direction."

The village, which I remembered as small, revealed its monstrous side as I fled for my life. The roads were mostly narrow, rugged, and winding, with a turn every few steps. The houses were almost identical, and strangers holding torches in the darkness could not recognize where they were.

Not to mention that they were on high alert at the moment, knowing full well that there might be a ghost behind them!

“I don’t think I’ve gone to the wrong place. I’ve been carefully recording the routes from the ancestral hall and altar to the village all day.”

As Lu Jinzhao ran, he kept affirming himself in his mind.

She knew that if she doubted herself at this time, she would hesitate and waver, wasting a chance to survive.

She didn't know what had happened inside the altar, but she was certain that if they didn't get back to the shrine quickly, they would all die!
"Yes, if I remember correctly, it's here."

After making several turns, Lu Jinzhao's initial anxiety gradually subsided, and she could already see the ancestral hall not far away.

The door of the ancestral hall was open. Unlike the pitch-black entrance to the altar, a faint light still lingered inside the dark village.

It is that ever-burning lamp.

Upon seeing the ancestral hall gate, Lu Jinzhao, who was already exhausted from running at high speed, mustered his energy again, squeezed out the remaining strength in his body, and rushed directly into the ancestral hall.

However, some of the people following her slowed down, clearly hesitant as they faced the ancestral hall gate.

Only Wei Ling followed Lu Jinzhao without hesitation and rushed inside.

"Huff, huff." After entering, Wei Ling saw Lu Jinzhao sitting on the ground, panting, disregarding his image. After catching his breath, Wei Ling asked, "Did you stop here because you felt it was safer here?"

Lu Jinzhao was still panting and didn't want to speak, so she just nodded slightly.

Seeing her nod, Wei Ling finally relaxed her guard a little, let out a long breath, and then looked at Lu Jinzhao, whose eyes were somewhat dazed from exhaustion, and said, "Your physical condition is not very good."

Lu Jinzhao was speechless. Her physical condition was actually quite healthy for a girl her age. It was obvious that Wei Ling's physical strength was far superior!
However, inside the station, merely having a reasonably healthy physique is clearly not enough; she needs to train herself more.

But now is not the time to think about these things.

The people outside hesitated for a few seconds, and seeing that Lu Jinzhao and Wei Ling, who had entered, showed no abnormalities, they followed suit and entered one after another.

Some of them were clearly still confused about the current situation. Seeing that the ancestral hall seemed to be safe for the time being, they asked questions with some doubt.

"So is this a safe spot?"

"I don't know, I haven't even figured out what happened yet!"

Are we just going to stay here? Aren't we going to do anything else?

Several people raised questions one after another; clearly, they were all uneasy and felt unsafe in the ancestral hall.

"Hey, you who brought us here, do you know anything?" someone asked, looking at Lu Jinzhao.

By this time, Lu Jinzhao had recovered some of her strength. She exhaled and slowly replied, "Didn't A'Luo say that if anything unexpected happened, we could go to the ancestral hall for refuge?" "...That's it?"

"So that's why you brought us to the ancestral hall?"

“These villagers are clearly suspicious, and their words cannot be trusted!”

The ancestral hall was immediately abuzz with Lu Jinzhao's answer. Some people were about to turn around and leave the hall, but Lu Jinzhao did not try to stop them.

The reason was certainly not just because of what Aro said, but it was indeed Aro's words that made her certain that the ancestral hall was safe.

But why did she have to explain so much?

She didn't sneak away on her own; instead, she reminded everyone and successfully led them to the ancestral hall, explaining the reason behind it all—she had already done more than enough.

Whether others believe it or not is not within Lu Jinzhao's concern.

Although some people made a move to leave the ancestral hall, they hesitated after seeing the darkness outside.

Or should we stick together for now?

Driven by this thought, even though they were dissatisfied with Lu Jinzhao and uneasy about the ancestral hall, no one actually chose to leave.

Even with the light of torches and the presence of companions inside the ancestral hall, an uneasy atmosphere still permeated the entire place.

So, what exactly happened inside the altar?

"Why did the ritual fail? Weren't two of our men supposed to go in? Zhang Junjie also has a supernatural item, and what about those villagers?"

"What on earth happened in this instance? I don't even know what's going on, and four of us are already dead!"

Her words resonated with the others. Indeed, in their eyes, they hadn't encountered any major dangers in this instance so far, but in this "peaceful" atmosphere, four teammates inexplicably died.

Did nothing really happen?

Lu Jinzhao's expression was solemn. Many clues had been connected in her mind, and the conclusion she reached made her feel regretful.

"If only I had known sooner."

But the least likely thing to happen on this platform is "if only I had known".

Was there a shadow outside the door just now?

In the silence, someone suddenly became suspicious and said...

"What shadow? Don't talk nonsense."

"No, I really saw it!" Her tone became somewhat neurotic.

"It's just a shadow, a person's shadow."

"Where is that person? Did you see him? Who is he?" someone asked warily.

“Nobody’s here!” she shook her head, her expression terrified.

There's only one shadow. Didn't you see it?